Too Attached to Fiction

Have you ever become like too attached to a completely fictional character? If you answered no, you can stop reading now I will no longer bother you. If you answered yes well then I have the blog post for you. I for some reason often find myself feeling way to attached to people that are completely fictional and have absolutely no affect on my life in the slightest. For example, for all of my OG Disney fans out there, the show Suite Life on Deck. Now as a child I had followed the story of Zack and Cody and their adventures in the Tipton Hotel, and as I grew up I also enjoyed their adventures aboard the SS Tipton. Throughout the whole show Cody and this girl Bailey have a will they won't they relationship that absolutely baffled my young mind. As the show progressed the writers decided that the relationship would be taken to the next level and Cody and Bailey would start dating. I was ecstatic. A few seasons of them dating and a great time had by all the writers decide they need some drama and Cody and Bailey break up over a misunderstanding. I. Was. Devastated. I felt emotionally traumatized. I had watched this beautiful relationship blossom just to have it ripped away from me. That night I had a dream where I was on the show and I was the reason that they got back together. I woke up that morning feeling proud but also disappointed that my dream had not been reality. But then for a second I considered something, who cares? Zack and Cody aren't real, they are paid actors who couldn't care less about me. So why was I so concerned with their happiness and well being. I can't explain it, to this day I still find myself feeling raw emotions when tv show characters die or break up. What is wrong with me? What is wrong with my brain? It knows its not real so why am I so damn emotional about it. Now I understand crying in a movie theater at a particularly emotional scene or even for a tv show. But that's not what I'm talking about, I'm talking about it affecting me days later, like real emotional turmoil. Why can't my brain distinguish between people I actually know who care about me and the fake people I watch for my own enjoyment. Maybe I just need more people in my life that I can feel emotionally attached to so I stop latching on to people who aren't even real. It's not like I have an unhealthy obsession with these people I just feel more attached than I think I should be. I don't know. Does anyone know? Please tell me if you have similar feelings about fictional characters, or if not, please recommend a psychiatric facility I can check into with relative ease and discretion. 

Love you,

Cam